Here is a list of useful tools that
will make your Japanese learning much easier. Some of these tools
have been mentioned in other posts, so there will be links to those
posts in the entries here. If you have other tools that you'd like to
share, please feel free to comment at the bottom of the page!
Anki
Anki is a flashcard program that is
based on a spaced-repetition system. This means that your flashcards
will appear more or less frequently based on how well you know them.
With Anki, you can load in example sentences or vocabulary words and
use the program to review and remember them long-term.
Dictionaries
With learning Japanese, you'll
obviously need some dictionaries around to look up new words. It's
always good to have a few bookmarked in case you can't find the word
that you're looking for one any one of them.
Lang-8
One
of the biggest problems with learning Japanese on your own outside of
Japan is never having access to native speakers of the language. You
don't have anyone to practice talking with or to offer you
guidance/corrections. Luckily for us, there's Lang-8. On this
website, you can write journal entries in Japanese and receive
critique and feedback from native speakers. If you so desire, you can
also become friends with Japanese users that are seeking to learn
English and do a language exchange. This is a great way to work on
your speaking/writing ability.
Remembering
the Kana/Kanji
These
two books are extremely helpful when it comes to learning the
Japanese writing system. Both books are written by James Heisig, and
their titles are Remembering
the Kana
and Remembering
the Kanji
(often referred to as RTK). With these two books (only the first book
in the Remembering
the Kanji series
is recommended), you will have a much easier time tackling the most
difficult part of the Japanese language – the writing system. With
these books at your side, you're unstoppable.
Reviewing
the Kanji
This
website is built around the Remembering the Kanji books by James Heisig.
The site has many great features, such as a shared pool of mnemonic
stories for each kanji and a spaced-repetition system like Anki's to
help you keep up on your reviews. This site makes using the
Remembering the Kanji
books much, much
easier, and I highly recommend that you try it out!
Sound
Effect Translation
The
Japanese language has a lot of sound effects, and sometimes it's hard
to find them listed in a normal dictionary. This site has a massive
index of sound effects, so you can finally understand just what the
heck is going on in manga.
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I'm surprised I haven't come across the SFX translation site before that is really cool, I always get stumped on what is going on in manga as nowhere ever teaches onomatopoeia.
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